The first of a regular news update featuring headlines and reports about the freshwater aquarium hobby from around the globe.  In this episode: 🧬 Hear about the discovery of a ghostlike electric knifefish in Brazil and a blind cave-dwelling loach in Vietnam. 🐟 Dive into the spotlight species of the week – the elegant and often-overlooked halfbeak. 👁️ Discover new research into schooling behaviour and how fish avoid bumping into each other. 🧠 Learn how goldfish remember, cichlids parent, and archerfish recognise human faces. 🌍 Understand the growing threat to Africa’s freshwater fish species and how climate change is reshaping aquatic ecosystems. Perfect for home aquarists, hobbyist researchers, and freshwater fish lovers. 📩 Send your aquarium questions or news to: https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/EwXrPyvCvY/) Referenced Articles and Sources:

• Miami Herald – Discovery of Porotergus sambaibensis, a new electric knifefish species
• Practical Fishkeeping – Description of Draconectes narinosus, a blind cave-dwelling loach
• Hygger Online – Care, behaviour, and breeding of halfbeaks
• Deutsche Welle – Fish intelligence and complex behaviours
• Princeton University – Giant danios prefer ladder-like formations when schooling
• Mongabay – One in four African freshwater fish species threatened
• ScienceDaily – Marine heatwaves caused widespread marine life collapse